Top Hayward, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
1448 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
650 Live Oak Avenue, Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA 94025-4885
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
1766 18th Street Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94107
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine